'Faster than anything else in the Black Sea': See Ukraine's latest sea drone

Ukraine's new piece of arsenal, a sea drone, is designed to attack Russia in the Black Sea. CNN's Alex Marquardt reports. #CNN #News

[@jocopowell]

That's an impressive range.

[@user-cv8xw8zn5u]

T exas can be L iberated with this

[@user-cv8xw8zn5u]

I ndependent T exas

[@VRILSHAMAN]

US made. You this ukraine would develop anything like this? 😅

[@Omni0404]

@@VRILSHAMAN Yes.

[@origamimambo545]

@@VRILSHAMAN Yeah because they are clever in a way that's impossible for the drunks in the Russian Navy.

[@deecee1522]

The kerch bridge is coming down

[@coledrevenj]

Then better prepare for more missiles to be raining down, while everyone pretends to be surprised by the response.

[@building-F]

@@coledrevenj No one is surprised by Russian barbarity anymore

[@LTUGang]

@@coledrevenj what?

[@AlteredState1123]

If your Jetski or Sea-Doo has been stolen, I think I know where it went. The ratio of the cost of these drones vs that of a battleship is staggering.

[@equarg]

Why steal when you can but then cheap on Craigs list near any costal area. Offer cash, get functional ones and others for spare/specific parts.

[@johnchesh3486]

Ukrainski drones, do Definitely max out benefit / cost ratios on the battlefields!!!!

[@shareurtube]

Analysis of photos of the vessel reveals that it is propelled by a recreational water jet. The waterjet has been specifically identified as closely matching a Sea-Doo design, down to the “No Step” sticker on the housing. The lines of the thrust reverser show that it is a relatively recent model, possibly a GTX or Fish Pro model, based on the images.

[@JamesDBlanc]

the ATF is taking notes haha

[@ronaldcumpsty5605]

This is one really smart country.

[@Wildstar40]

Not part of NATO but you know NATO is whispering in their ear from the shadows. Tactical strategy, ammo, explosives, missiles, tanks ... all included in the whispers.🤣

[@satanicmicrochipv5656]

​@@Wildstar40 Uhh, yeah. It's not a secret.

[@babadook-qr6pv]

If it was smart they wouldn't have to beg us for money

[@user-cv8xw8zn5u]

Ze lebeggar i s H ilarious

[@rharris4736]

@@babadook-qr6pv Yeah, we all know smart people never need funding, right? That's why Einstein used his brilliance to make money appear out of thin air instead of having to be funded by... ...I mean, do you hear yourself?

[@admincpt5947]

These drones are fantastic. I guarantee the West has sat up and took notice of the evolution of drone warfare. Low profile, Hard to pick up on radar, fast, zippy, nippy and lethal. Slava Ukraine.

[@bohdanharasymiw4441]

The only effective countermeasures will be other drones and especially lasers

[@admincpt5947]

@@bohdanharasymiw4441 Have to spot them first to use a drone. So if they are used at night ,...damn hard to see. Not sure about lasers. a concentrated light beam is pretty good at non reflective surfaces , but the sea can be a big mirror,..making lasers pretty unreliable. We are still a few centuries away from "fire all phasers, fire photon torpedos"

[@joedufour8188]

The west is the only reason Ukraine is holding Russia back. The west is teaching Ukraine and telling them where to hit, how to hit, and when to hit. Make no mistake about it. The US alone could drive Russia out of Ukraine without any boots on the ground with just a threat of involvement. The US owns the night, they own the air, they own the firepower. Russia is the kid who thinks they are the best at sports and the US is the professional players. Just like in WWI and WWII, the US is waiting until the enemy is weakened from fighting for many years before they come in hard and fresh.

[@Kiev-en-3-jours]

@@bohdanharasymiw4441 Then when do they stop most of them? (when targeted at ships). They are not that effective. I much prefer under water drones. They could be great as decoys tho.

[@user-cv8xw8zn5u]

Kyiv A ttacking Donetsk Republic since 2014

[@Scrambler85]

Those clever Russians converting surface ships to submarines 😉

[@H6kwwUJ]

they've already converted one ship into a submarine and called it "Moscow" 🙃

[@KirenKK-te7pb]

There are submersible drones too with sonar reflectors or dampeners that can navigate autonomously during targeting phase onto "locked on" targets. They are more cost efficient especially while engaging submarines and surface ships. They have ISR roles/ capabilities and can also swarm into " formational" attack roles as reactive/ responsive mines.

[@Fenrir.Gleipnir]

Do you really believe anything cnn says?

[@dupajasio4801]

@@Fenrir.GleipnirWhat liars you believe in?

[@franczhu8427]

Please also invent a mini sub drone. God Bless Ukraine.

[@babadook-qr6pv]

Yes let's start ww3

[@user-cv8xw8zn5u]

I ndependent T exas

[@bbaff8622]

I would not be surprised if it wasn't being worked on already.

[@smokewhereiatnow9450]

@@babadook-qr6pv Nobody is starting ww3 except Putin. Because nobody else will make that first move except him. And Putin has never needed a reason, he does what he wants. And he continues to send missiles to Ukraine ever day no matter what they do. Might as well let them use all legal methods of defending, no more restrictions. If Putin decides to start ww3 over things that don't matter that much, he will take an L.

[@babadook-qr6pv]

@@smokewhereiatnow9450 lol ok

[@chuckichas]

I donated to their first drone development prgram. I hope that the F16s get there. WWI trench warfare is brutal

[@danielgriff2659]

you supported Nazis and will be judged by God for it.

[@CoNeSol]

Guys, can you please do a piece on just how difficult an offensive is and sometimes it takes months before an actual breakthru happens. If we look at D-Day as an example the allies landed on the 6th June 1944 and yet it was only late Aug - early Sept that Gen Patton achieved a breakthru in Operation Cobra and that's was only after the British & Canadians suffered extremely losses in Caen - bleeding the Germans white - and forcing them to use up their reserves - so when Patton attacked he didn't face nearly the same opposition as he would've months early. This is exactly what UKR is doing and doing very well.

[@johnlocke_1]

Lol no, Ukraine is not doing well.

[@dan-tv1kp]

I've worked as a technical lead on similar systems before. Guaranteed they're able to make a lot of them, at least as many as they need.

[@IamTheTravelTycoon]

Keep going ukraine 🇺🇦

[@Bryankips]

Terorist Ukraine 🚮

[@michaelwoods8654]

The Ukrainians are sending pregnant women into combat

[@nolongerblocked6210]

All the way to Putin's front door

[@XY-fx9yl]

At what cost...to WW3? How many billions?

[@solo741]

@@XY-fx9ylour most dangerous enemy is having their army destroyed at a fraction of our military budget. It’s only a bad thing if you support fascism.

[@ercost60]

Love love LOVE Alex Marquardt's onsite reporting. He speaks fluent Russian & Ukrainian and is a legit news reporter with incredible insight. Fantastic job, Alex, thank you so much. Slava Ukraine, Heroyam Slava.

[@gregtarris9057]

Bravo!

[@ashenwalker4622]

Holy shiza you people are the definition of a sheep lolol

[@user-cv8xw8zn5u]

Kyiv A ttacking Donetsk Republic since 2014

[@susansmith9263]

Alex is award winning and accomplished and an asset, having been based in Moscow with ABC news. He grew up in Europe and the Middle East. Speaking Russian and Ukrainian is a huge asset.💙💛

[@user-vy4xx2qp3d]

CNN Fake News Enemy of the People

[@user-gy8zy7ve7u]

Using the sea drone at night will have the maximum effect, and it will be more effective if the color of the sea drone is painted black to make it less visible at night.

[@MikeFoxtrot1]

Looks like a Starlink dish on the rear used to connect to the controller. The Russians could easily block their frequency with ECM and also use old fashion torpedo nets for defence.

[@JesseMartinez-cm7tl]

It only takes 1 bullet to end this war.

[@WindMill-96]

TAKE CARE

[@user-kk1gx4dr3c]

true give pootin a 9mm headache

[@WindMill-96]

TAKE CARE

[@randydawson5403]

Ukrainian Warriors and President Zelensky, you amaze the World with your Courage, Strength and Determination...God Bless Ukraine from the UK

[@fiksaciya_shpindelya]

they surprise the world with their stupidity and greed for money

[@user-ok2mn4bw7u]

General Flynn (US Army) about Ukraine: "This is a human trafficking center. This is a center specializing in child trafficking. This is a drug trafficking center. This is the center of the arms trade. We know about biolabs... and there's just a huge influx of money... This is, after all, money laundering." I am a Ukrainian girl, the West has been waging war against my country for the tenth year, the West organized a coup d'etat in 2014 and brought Satanists and neo-Nazis of the Bandera junta to power in our country. The war has been going on for the tenth year, this is a war of pro-Western neo-Nazi criminals against the Ukrainian people. We, Ukrainians, have hope only for the victory of the Russian army, which will free us from criminals. We Ukrainians will win despite the fact that the damned West supplies weapons and mercenaries to Zelensky's criminal power. Freedom to Ukraine! Death to the Fascist occupiers! Glory to the Russian soldier liberator! .

[@vigfhfc]

YES amen Jesus Christ name amen Jesus Christ name amen Jesus Christ on this statement AMEN Jesus Christ

[@shane5898]

​@B2UB no man you got it mixed up. Zelensky is the comedian and Russia is the joke.

[@danielgriff2659]

Ukraine is a godless nation.

[@carlosdelascuevas6140]

Bursted in flames very well at the Odessa and other ports assembly plant and storages

[@DevastationMtrsports]

Truly disgusting this war is.

[@PAVEL--JAKL]

Why do you show the enemy your cards..

[@MasterslayerG]

Scare them to move ships away so missles can't reach certain Ukrainian cities.

[@MyUniqueVibe]

They already know about the drones, lol. This isnt new news.

[@ruuuuudooooolph]

Imagine a swarm of these attacking simultaneously.

[@danielgriff2659]

imagine a hypersonic missile attack on the nation who provided these...

[@rodwallace6237]

Naval commanders can't sleep at night. 100s of airbore, sea, undersea attacks cannot be defended with today's tech. A million dollars for drones to take down a billion dollar asset is a trade anybody makes.

[@benghazi4216]

@@danielgriff2659 You mean the kind of hypersonic missile the Patriot shot down? And didn't you listen? These are produced in Ukraine, not provided by anyone.

[@OoO-wq9cu]

​@@benghazi4216You listen and believe this garbage

[@borincod]

@@benghazi4216 you mean those patriot systems that have blown millions into the air and got finally hit by flying Iranian mopeds?

[@PineRidgeAIM_CA]

Been saying this since the start of the war, Ukraine is literally a gigantic field test for a lot of untested military equipment from different countries. That is one of the reasons a lot of countries are so willing to “help”.

[@andreaaltan3982]

Cheap cannon fodder

[@Verysimpleinvesting]

@@andreaaltan3982Russian cheap cannon fodder and testing battlefield for US weapons 😅

[@GatMarksTheSpot]

yes russia has been testing

[@PineRidgeAIM_CA]

@@GatMarksTheSpot Everyone is testing lmao! The Europeans, the Germans, the Americans, the Turkish, the Ukrainians, the Japanese, the Russians, China, India, Poland, ETC. where do you think all that hardware came from? definitely not some backwards shithole like Russia with its one tank parades and rubber ERA.

[@sogerc1]

This is like saying Lockheed Martin is evil for creating lethal weapons. Which is of course stupid, Lockheed fills a need.

[@Valkyriene]

Imagine if that's smaller, slimmer, and have twice the mobility, and attack in numbers, it'll definitely take out any battleships

[@nicholasmudrinic4464]

A smaller drone will have a smaller explosive payload. It takes a lot of explosives to knock out a battleship.

[@noraarelee3863]

the explosion should below water to break the ship hull…..

[@AsianShadowrunner]

*SLAVA UKRAINE!!!*

[@babadook-qr6pv]

Shut up 😂

[@comradepickles7607]

The Russian ships aren't sinking, they are conducting special deep sea operations!!! LOL

[@user-on5mf7fk3b]

Z says, "Thanks for the allowance. But I've blown through the 113 billion and need more so I can buy another mansion in the States. Send it immediately. 'Kay thanx."

[@Rippnfoil]

There looking for the titanic too

[@unworthy42]

@@user-on5mf7fk3b Get bent vodka breath. : )

[@omwami9071]

That was a nice military voyage in the sea.

[@Omni0404]

@@user-on5mf7fk3b It sure feels like you're fighting against 113 billion in NATO equipment doesn't it? 🤣

[@yuanshuliu9261]

We Americans should pay more attention to the Ukraine issue and increase aid to Ukraine. Now is a critical moment.

[@croatiansensation6062]

Keep Calm and Drone On! I hope you like that as I literally just came up with it on the spot inspired by your video of sea drones. Slava Ukraini, Heroyam Slava! Peace & Love from LA, CA, USA!

[@ricardokowalski1579]

If we are seeing this model, it is already superseded. Next step is a submerged craft, similar to the drug running submersibles. At night, in bad weather and taking advantage of tides they can get really close... just before sprinting to targets. The anti-torpedo nets will make a comback on ports, but this is a cheap and effective area denial system.

[@andreaaltan3982]

They are drug traffickers too, they must already know that

[@BillAngelos]

I'd love to see 200 of these go out and hit ship yards in crimea as well as that bridge connecting crimea to russia.

[@LakeMeadDrone]

Just don't build them with American money...we have our own issues.

[@BillAngelos]

@@LakeMeadDrone spoken like someone who can't see past their own nose. My guess is I could list a number of things that would help the US, but if they were going to the poor and needy you'd also turn that down because we can't have money going to poor people.

[@jonny-b4954]

It'd be dope if it had a "dive" mode where as it's approaching the target, it floods it's ballast tanks and becomes a semi-submersible. Will help hide from targeting MG's and water will protect them. Just have a telescoping antenna

[@equarg]

In war, making things to fancy makes things to expensive and raises per unit cost. Maybe make that a future added feature, focus on making what you have more efficient, maybe have one group tinker around with the idea, but have everyone else keep going on what they need to.

[@CitsVariants]

You need momentum

[@Mr.Fabrication007]

@@equarg exactly, these are literally modified boats from ebay...not that war engineered, simply designed to explode...disposable kayak

[@peteguard3571]

Every navy on the planet needs to pay attention.

[@user-fw2dt3er7c]

How about a sea drone that can launch missiles. That'll be effective.

[@beeble2003]

That'd be heavy, slow and have very limited range.

[@joeordinary209]

The range is almost unbelievable, water jets are typically not very fuel efficient.

[@Aaronsmith-cu8ii]

😂😂😂 did u think the Ukrainians we’re going to reuse the boat afterwards 😂😂😂 I dont think green power efficiency is really the debate here 😂😂😂😂

[@joeordinary209]

@@Aaronsmith-cu8ii The point here is obviously how to get enough fuel to fit in such small vessel for such long trip, not green power .....Obviously you have no idea about the topic.

[@myalterego6924]

Incredible, beautiful!! Necessity is mother of all inventions!! Ukrainians are fighting not just for their freedom, country, homes but for bare lives so they have to be very motivated and therefore inventive!!

[@Edzhjus]

🎯😉

[@RakibHasan-ee2cd]

lol

[@muhammaDEsmustafa]

Yeah they "need" you to cough up another 150 billion, Zelensky wants to buy another Malibu beach hotel, those things aren't cheap you know.

[@myalterego6924]

@@muhammaDEsmustafa Hahahaha please give me more russian propaganda 🤣🤣🤣 Of course that all free, civilised countries are giving help to Ukraine so they can defend themselves from foreign invaders!! So simple to understand if you have at least few working brain cells!

[@manuelmarquezsr8884]

.

[@AK-ej5ml]

Ukraine is adapting their strategies, innovating on weapons (in particular inexpensive systems like water and air drones) which give the Russians lots of problems. We should support these developments as much as we can and ramp up supplies of more conventional weapons as much as we can.

[@RM-jb2bv]

You’re the expert 😂

[@Rabizanovich..]

Они воюют оружием из СССР

[@eltonlewis4979]

keeping the war going and risking its expansion

[@noneshere]

S550s can take out western terrorist satellites.

[@stainedglass8401]

Not if we side with Russia. I dont like z Lenny ski.

[@SingWithUkraine]

Great job!! Glory and long life to the brave defenders of Ukraine! ❤🇺🇸

[@naqeebaman19]

You can keep giving your tax money to the corrupt country. F Ukraine

[@Bryankips]

🇷🇺😎

[@allisonmarlow184]

​@@BryankipsThere's always a troll in the bunch🙄

[@allisonmarlow184]

United we stand!! Divided we fall. Слава Україні🇺🇦🇺🇸Heroyam slava

[@michaelwoods8654]

The Ukrainians send pregnant women into combat

[@tayler2396]

Makes me wonder if this might be the beginning of the end of big naval surface ships, especially when these little boats become autonomous.

[@picklepee2771]

Imagine you have 4 drones from 4 ways.

[@user-rf9ne3sl6p]

Ukraine fights on battlefield Russians fights civillians

[@user-cv8xw8zn5u]

The O pposite i s T rue.

[@user-cv8xw8zn5u]

Kyiv A ttacking Donetsk Republic c ivilians since 2014.

[@TJLane-is4vx]

@@user-cv8xw8zn5u давай мне пруфы бот

[@danielgriff2659]

Wrong, Ukraine used civilians as human shields like the lowest of our lowest enemies did.

[@OmmerSyssel]

​@@danielgriff2659just keep RuZZian NAZIS out of Ukraine!

[@stealthboombox]

The application of these weapons is specifically to get a payload to a target while decreasing it's ability to be detected by sonar and radar due to its silhouette being so close to the water.

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

This is the culmination of over 100 years of development of the torpedo boat (originally small high-speed manned boats equipped with one or more torpedoes that could charge cruisers and battleships, fire their torpedoes, and then attempt to turn away before getting caught in the blast). Their adoption (and demonstrated use by the Japanese at Port Arthur and British against the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War in the Raid on Kronstadt) radically altered naval warfare by forcing navies to expend large quantities of resources building Torpedo Boat Destroyers (which is where Destroyers today get their name), to escort and screen larger ships from them. Really hard to justify that massive 30,000 ton battleship or carrier if a two-ton motorboat (with half or more of its weight in explosives/torpedoes carried) can sink it by ramming it and blowing up or firing torpedoes into it.

[@strihacpokryvac]

As a european I never fully understood why do the live reporters on American TV networks always say the news anchor's name name repeatedly during their live broadcasts. Does this have some specific reason? I get it when they want to signalise like "next question please" at the end of the answer. But omg why do they say "you know, Anderson..." in like every other sentence? It feels so unnatural and weird! Thanks for an explanation, back to you, John...

[@theaviary238]

God bless Ukraine.

[@satanicmicrochipv5656]

Yeah, that's working. Gesundheit, Ukraine. High Five!!! 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇦

[@babadook-qr6pv]

Zalensky banned the Christian religion in ukraine. Ukraine will not be blessed 😂

[@ruskiessuck3337]

@@satanicmicrochipv5656 5656 uh, cia already has your orc ass

[@DaveWhoa]

slava Ukraini, heroyam slava!

[@user-ok2mn4bw7u]

General Flynn (US Army) about Ukraine: "This is a human trafficking center. This is a center specializing in child trafficking. This is a drug trafficking center. This is the center of the arms trade. We know about biolabs... and there's just a huge influx of money... This is, after all, money laundering." I am a Ukrainian girl, the West has been waging war against my country for the tenth year, the West organized a coup d'etat in 2014 and brought Satanists and neo-Nazis of the Bandera junta to power in our country. The war has been going on for the tenth year, this is a war of pro-Western neo-Nazi criminals against the Ukrainian people. We, Ukrainians, have hope only for the victory of the Russian army, which will free us from criminals. We Ukrainians will win despite the fact that the damned West supplies weapons and mercenaries to Zelensky's criminal power. Freedom to Ukraine! Death to the Fascist occupiers! Glory to the Russian soldier liberator! .

[@jf8643]

Make 5,000 and unleash them at the same time

[@joechan3388]

If it works as the American media fabricated, the Americans will order all their minions to make more then 5,000 of this sea drones, and using them to terrorize people in the black sea and around the world already. The Americans did not make this sea drone into real weapon proves this sea drone was just a propaganda movie props.

[@stratosjoebar]

Smart. We need something similar in Greece

[@mauricethagreatt828]

Me As An African American. And so Proud If Ukraine. We Stand With UKRAINE and I wish We Would fully support. Them

[@joewilde.]

Nothing stopping you from signing up to the Ukraine army and fighting....... off you go....... thought not.

[@feedyourmind6713]

What exactly does your race have to do with it?

[@SeanD808]

@@feedyourmind6713 He's a Dem.. so everything...

[@LtGregoryStevens]

​@joewilde6668 😂😂lmao. What's the point of your comment. If you support a cause you need to join it? Nope, your just pointlessly commenting because your need to get your stupid opinion out 🤡

[@mitseraffej5812]

The next obvious iteration of this technology is to make them autonomous. Give the drone a geographic area of operation, some A.l. and send them out to do their deadly work.

[@chrisbammer4946]

How about we keep the skynet terminator robot door closed for now

[@mitseraffej5812]

@@chrisbammer4946 All’s fair in love and war, or so the saying goes.

[@paulgibbon5991]

You probably don't want to do that until you're 110% certain it's not accidentally going to blow up one of your ships, blow up an unlucky dolphin or whale, or blow up something neutral and start a war against you.

[@mitseraffej5812]

@@paulgibbon5991 The rate at which A.I. is reported to be advancing I think such weapons, when and if they are used will be responsible for fewer friendly fire incidents than humans.

[@paulgibbon5991]

@@mitseraffej5812 That's quite some blind faith.

[@johnhmielewski1230]

They should design a remote control torpedo that moves right under the surface of the water.

[@nsevv]

Best is along sea floor and then vertical upward to hit russian war ships from below.

[@Wildstar40]

Subs have been using remote torps for decades.

[@johnhmielewski1230]

@@nsevv impossible. The remote radio signals won't be able to go through that much water.

[@t1n4444]

​@@johnhmielewski1230 Think "autonomous". Think huge magnetic target even with degaussing coils. Think of submarine drones "seeded" much like mines but drone can seed itself. If we're discussing this topic here then Ukrainians are very likely building the "Mk X" versions already. And doubtless other nations are involved as Black Sea an excellent test bed what with plenty of targets so kindly supplied by Russian Navy ... thanks Putin 😂😂😂😂

[@t1n4444]

​@@johnhmielewski1230 Think VLF. With trailing antenna.

[@shaunw.1173]

Hi. Engineer here. Why aren't the drones submersible? 🤔 Why are they even visible to be shot down?? 💁🏾‍♂️ The mini boat idea is very cute, in fact, but I hope that U.S. sea drones are made to look exactly like sharks 🦈 & whales 🐋 to be visibly stealth & undetectable.

[@ZahdShah]

the ones they show on camera are old generation. im sure the version youre describing is either in deployment or development and that other countries are building them too

[@rmggallo5331]

That drone cannot sink a battle ship

[@EdwardWilliams-ri8yv]

Bravo, bravo to you Ukraine. If I hit lottery I would send you money to make more drones

[@catalinacurio]

Me too! 🇺🇦🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌻

[@Feyser1970]

Don't wait and send money, stupid comments

[@dogefort8410]

Send $5 right now and keep entire lottery win is much better for Ukraine.

[@catalinacurio]

@@Feyser1970 Of course I’ve send money and parcels and bought Ukrainian Asov steel bracelets.

[@gilespritchett]

Good work and wishing you much success with your drones

[@rodwallace6237]

Look for "Ukrainian Designed" coming to drone marketing.

[@JonathanSterlingUSA]

@@rodwallace6237 And in the real world... Uke commanders have been complaining about R's ability to stop their drones with electronic transmissions. The drone stuff is fake news, as always.

[@user-jr8vh7vc8m]

Удачи на страшном суде!

[@abbaup8543]

@@user-jr8vh7vc8m 💪🏼 🇷🇺❤️

[@Percheng]

​@@JonathanSterlingUSAСьогодні "фейкова новина" знищила ВДК Цезар Куніков 😏 Слава Україні!

[@mahina1963]

They need to upgrade these with Hydrofoils: even faster, almost no wake to follow, a bit wider on turns, but. definitely something to look at.

[@johnosumba1980]

I think they can improve it by making one that goes below the water surface and only leave antennae and camera up.

[@user-hv4yt3br6f]

but it will be much slower and would need sonar for obstacles

[@vcwloves9864]

I love how Ukraine has been able to adapt and create during this war; the world is taking note. They never cease to amaze me!

[@coledrevenj]

Any nerd with access to a 'Hobby Lobby' could do that, and more.

[@danielgriff2659]

you believe ALL the propaganda, dont ya?

[@danielgriff2659]

Ukraine didnt produce these...NATO did.

[@DK-ev9dg]

World is taking note? Ha ha ha ha. Even west does not want to bring word Ukraine on their lips.

[@danielgriff2659]

were you amazed as they positioned their troops among civilians?

[@TheSoundYouNeedAlong]

That's talent country!

[@andreaaltan3982]

A losing talent country

[@fabriziomonaco5974]

They probably have been inspired by the “barchini”, the italian royal navy small boats, used by the incursori (special operations personnel of the navy) in the Adriatic Sea against the Austrian-Hungarian Navy, during first world war. Similar tactic: they were launched by main ships or departed from Italian coast. At about 250 mts from their target, the sailor blocked rudder and throttle of the barchino and jumped outboard, in the sea. The boats were full of explosive. They were invented by Italian admiral and hero of war, Nazario Sauro. May the victory be with Ukraina: may the spirit of Italian brave sailors be with Ukrainian people!

[@aokiaoki4238]

Fireships have been used since ancient years

[@alwayswarm0292]

이 내용과는 관련이 없지만 한번쯤 읽고 꼭 참고해 사용해보면 도움이 되지 않을까 합니다. 팩트첵크 마크를 달아(인식이 가능한)가짜와 진짜를 구분하는 방법을 사용해보면 어떨까요? 예를들자면 동영상에 마크를 만들어 초록 팩트첵크 노랑 썰 중간정도의 이야기 빨강 가짜뉴스 이방법을 사용하지 않는 동영상은 퇴출 또는 가짜뉴스 라고 판정.

[@manowar4046]

Good job Ukraine and God bless the Ukrainians.

[@lanatropical4518]

we are, ukrainians, will live better without your help. chell ot from my country, care about your home.

[@manowar4046]

@@lanatropical4518 your not a real Ukrainian they don’t think or speak that way.

[@shimalperera6268]

I wish usa oneday experienced the same.. 🇺🇸 s deep state is the cancer of this world on the name of democracy..

[@RM-jb2bv]

😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@babadook-qr6pv]

Zalensky banned the Christian religion from Ukraine. Ukraine will not be blessed

[@kitchentalk2988]

So wonderful Ukraine please good luck and successful in this mission ❤❤😊

[@babadook-qr6pv]

They will fail

[@user-cv8xw8zn5u]

30 OOO Zelemen RIP

[@user-cv8xw8zn5u]

In one month

[@Jamie-lb7eh]

US is using Ukraine as cannon fodders. To die for their war against Russia.

[@olegalmaty4659]

The end of the NATO PMCs "Armed Forces of Ukraine" with their drug-addicted clown will come soon. The USA is slowly dying with Britain, the end of the neo-colonialist bandits. 😅✝🕯🕯🕯

[@alvarvillalongamarch3894]

These sea drones would make the Reggia Marin's X flottiglia MAS and their heroic actions,proud.Great achievement by Ukranian engineers and the Ukranian Navy.It's a low cost intelligent approach to an asymmetric warfare.The fleet in being,just having them trapped in their ports.Slava Ukraïni.

[@janiekcarney5482]

Ukrainians are smart!! I’m so impressed.

[@cmdkaboom]

Need to give that tech to the nations in the south China sea, to get rid of the Chinese military vessels that are violating those nations borders.

[@danielgriff2659]

you mean so China can OBLITERATE them off the planet? yes, you do.

[@Oliver61500]

GOOOOO UKRAINAAAA!!! GOOOOOO !!!

[@user-cv8xw8zn5u]

D own the d rain? She's going there.

[@alexb.6800]

That is incredible!

[@Dingo-x]

More attacks on the bridge needed to completely destroy it!

[@nekkobarrina8760]

yeah so that russia can nuke kiev

[@coledrevenj]

YES! And then everyone can act shocked when the expected barrage of missiles destroys what is left of the infrastructures of Ukraine's cities. Keep poking the bear, maybe one of these times you do, the bear will just run away.

[@jbones360]

I'm not an engineer or marine tech expert, but is there a possibility Ukrainian military could develop drone "cartel sub" style kamikaze torpedos? IDK about the drag of water and manoeuvrability, but if most of the structure is underwater and it could go (and possibly turn) fast, that would be unstoppably terrifying. It could speed towards target, bobbing in and out of the water for vision and to disorient target is they've trying to track.

[@S-sp2fe]

I'm sure what we saw was an old prototype known to the intelligence community. Just new to the public. So the ones they use are probably better. The stealth bomber was developed in the 60's but was a 'secret' until the 90's. Explains a lot of UFO sightings lol.

[@theamazingbatboy]

I think the far greater expense and maybe actual commlink/control range for underwater vehicles are the biggest issues; and like you say maneuverability and speed. These things are just cheap unmanned jet boats which can actually be piloted visually by the operator. Probably better off spending the r&d on improved stealth/quieter engines and armor.

[@nikenneji1167]

Even if Ukraine develops all that, the media will get the news out and Russia will improve their defense against them. It is so sad that we tell Russia everything Ukraine has against them so they can find ways to defend them

[@theamazingbatboy]

@@nikenneji1167 I wouldn't worry about it too much. Suicide sea drones have been a thing since the early 2010's when Yemen used homemade versions against the Saudis. You can bet Russia's been thinking about them for awhile and more, as with every big sea-based military. Ukraine's just the first industrialized country to have large-scale use for them.

[@1ndragunawan]

They are currently making a long range submarine drone.

[@the_omg3242]

Apparently a lot of people in the comments are thinking the same thing as I am. Remote operated torpedos with just a camera/sattellite antenna mast and a snorkel. Put thermal camera's on them and run them at night and they'd be super hard to spot. Hopefully that's what they normally do with these surface drones to give them a better chance.

[@4kbirdpalace628]

This design should be a hydrofoil to improve speed & distance and would heavily impair the enemies ability to see it due to the lack of white wash from the hull.

[@Ganiscol]

Ukraine needs to look into submersible drones, because these surface drones will increasingly be countered by old school machinegun mounts on the Russ ships. They may not be able to fight them with anti-ship missiles and they may be somewhat hard to make out on surface radar, but the good old Mark 1 Eyeball and a MG will limit the success in attacking (military) vessels. Now, if your drone moves under the surface with only a sensor mast, otherwise known as a periscope, breaking through, Mark 1 Eyeball will have difficulty to spot them. Bonus: If you manage to detonate 300Kg of explosives directly under a ships keel or rudder, you will do a heck of a lot more damage than ramming it into the side. Basically a modern, remote controlled torpedo. I wouldnt be surprised if they are already working on that type of design.

[@Kuwandi]

These drones need to be modular in purpose - they should additionally have a torpedo that can be ejected , plus a flying drone (5x drones ) that takes off from the hatch of the surface drone then they do a flyover with a surgical strike from different surprise angles

[@Iknowaboutroaches3350]

I would be surprised myself, they are losing badly, at a very high cost.

[@RadioactiveSaddam]

They probably already have something coming 😊

[@user-oz2iq2xf1f]

@@RadioactiveSaddam We hope so!)

[@PutlerXLO]

Satellite communication does not work underwater, especially very salty. Other types of communication require an aircraft radio repeater and are subject to detection and jamming. The development and production of this is ten times more expensive. It is better to develop surface zombie drones for ambushes and mass attacks.

[@Julesong]

Stay strong, Ukraine! 🇺🇦 🌻 🇺🇦

[@macrichardson7904]

It needs a re design to stop all the wave motion, that is what the radar is picking up needs to ride lower to the water and block wave pattern.

[@nzfreeski]

Ukrainian software and design is incredible. Such talented innovators as most companies hiring this talent pre-war know.

[@Iknowaboutroaches3350]

They plant potatoes and corn in Ukraine, not exactly the hub of innovation. 😅

[@daviddavies3637]

​@Iknowaboutroaches3350 And yet they're able to design and build these, as well as other drones. Not exactly the backwater you think it is. Parts of the US are way more backward, mainly in the South.

[@nzfreeski]

@@daviddavies3637 that's what I just said. and agree, the US is way less innovative outside of some big companies, and silicon valley

[@user-oz2iq2xf1f]

@@Iknowaboutroaches3350 You should know that the strongest and most scary intercontinental strategic missile with a newclear warhead ( during the cold war between the USSR and USA ) was made in Dnipro city, Ukraine. So shut the ....ck your MOscow mouth ))

[@jumatub]

@@Iknowaboutroaches3350 In the USA also. Planting corn and potatoes is not a direct indicator of software and design capability of a country, c'mon. Yet somehow, most of economic powers are also agricultural powers. Once a society is not hungry, it can be innovative.

[@magdump4456]

He said they can't hit such small drones but yet they have and will continue to. Seems like they would be developing something that skimmed just about a foot underneath the water that doesn't leave a huge wake like a speed boat does. They need to develop a super long range torpedo type drone

[@Aaronsmith-cu8ii]

Yeah…..it’s called a torpedo

[@magdump4456]

@@Aaronsmith-cu8ii no, a torpedo only goes short distances, not 500 mi to its target like a drone can. So the drone needs to be torpedo-like. If you think torpedoes can go that far, it would have already happened in the war and they would be no need for drones lol

[@dheerhamal8013]

God bless Ukrainian people Amen

[@user-pi4us3tt1x]

God don't bless evils

[@shane5898]

​​​@@user-pi4us3tt1xguess that's why Russia is losing huh?

[@hangten1904]

@@shane5898 Why is NATO scared to stop Russia? They did it to Iraq when it invaded Kuwait which is not even a NATO country.

[@vigfhfc]

YES amen Jesus Christ name amen Jesus Christ name amen Jesus Christ on this statement AMEN Jesus Christ

[@shane5898]

@@hangten1904 NATO isn't scared they just need a reason to join because Ukraine isn't allied with NATO. We have been begging you to give a reason for a year now and Russia is too cowardly to act. Go ahead and swing on a NATO country and we will show you how scared we are

[@Richard-ug4el]

They should paint those drone boats will that ultra-black paint, so they reflect no light at all. They'd look terrifying coming at you.

[@gmcobrasnake]

They need to strike at night!!!

[@t1n4444]

Have a read on topic of "black body" tech. Consider that one shouldn't see a black body weapon until it detonates in front of you ... and then you see nothing at all.

[@croatiansensation6062]

KEEP CALM AND DRONE ON

[@davidelliott5843]

Submersible drones are far more complex. They would need to travel on the surface and go under for the final attack. The engine would need a snorkel and control gets far more difficult.

[@jamessaylor9361]

Awesome sea drone !!!!!! Great job Ukraine !!!!!!!

[@danielgriff2659]

You realize its ground troops winning this war for Russia. They invented this "cauldron" strategy where they draw in Ukraine troops, only to have them bunker down and get blasted mercilessly by artillery. Then they leave a road open so that Ukraine can send reinforcements to be pummeled.. its kinda sad.

[@ubaldocarmona1109]

NATO JOB HAHAHA 😂

[@vadimvictor3382]

@@ubaldocarmona1109 Ukraine is good at diplomacy, that includes choosing allies. Therefore any benefit Ukraine is getting from their friends is a tribute to their skills. Nations don't usually have every every resource and every skill there is to have. That's why people need diplomacy. I haven't seen Russia's allies doing as much for Russia. 🤷‍♂

[@andreyt7687]

@@vadimvictor3382 One can argue about Ukraine's choice of allies. So far, Ukraine has received only war from this union to the last Ukrainian. Thanks to the USA and their vassals.

[@vadimvictor3382]

​@@andreyt7687 Ukrainians are the ones asking for the weapons. If they decide to defend themselves, their allies will support them. They don't want to be conquered, then deleted.

[@alexl.1898]

God bless the US & European Union & Australia & Japan & Collective West for helping Ukraine! God bless Ukraine for fighting the world's enemy!

[@user-on5mf7fk3b]

The world's enemy is globalism.

[@garyboss583]

😂😂

[@1ApeinSpace]

God has nothing to do with it.

[@KiwiRob351]

Whos enemy, you don't make up the world 😂 🇦🇺

[@Kiev-en-3-jours]

Do not forget South Korea.

[@Garymt123]

Imagine adding hydrofoils to these sea drones. They will be faster, give off less of a wake to make them less visible. Hydrofoils could make this an even more effective weapon

[@budgetarms]

I dont know why they made up 'sea drone', since a drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Ground drone = unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) Aerial drone = unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Surface drone = unmanned surface vehicle (USV) Wikipedia and BBC, and several others just made up terms, to make it easier for people. But the definitions dont makes sense if you look at the definition of drone. A drone is a UAV, it is flying. They have to change the definition of a drone otherwise to an unmanned vehicle.

[@Michaelpop999]

Ukraine stays strong

[@sonichuizcool7445]

Jet ski engine 500 mile range an ultra thin fiberglass hull that's designed to be light over rugged and enough power to push 700lbs of ordinance possibly even more well keeping that amazing range. I wonder how they can control it at the ranges needed. But this is truly innovative

[@shesathome]

This drone has an Ukr kamikaze soldier hidden inside the hull! The Ukrs still have a lot of wounded warriors without limbs to fit into.

[@coledrevenj]

@@RevelQT I don't think the drone was big enough to hold 700 lbs of kaboom, and a motor plus fuel. As usual, somebody is lying.

[@zombiekilla7463]

they shoul build one with GLIDER FINS, could reach 60-70kmh!!! fuccckkk yeah🤪 OR build one that shoots out a 200 pound Turbo Torpedo before Impact, this way it would be impossible for ruzzia to shoot it down close range

[@koskok2965]

Starlink and maritime NATO UAVs/ELINT aircraft.

[@shesathome]

@@RevelQT Revel = Tallinn Eestoniann bott! All Ukr ingenuity ends when money end! Ukrs never do anything just for kicks, they always seek some benefits. Now they'll beg 'partners' to fork out some $10,000,000 for further R&D and pilfer the funds.

[@ftsetradersteve2742]

These are brilliant but what I would do is come up with a variant that has a missile that it can launch when it gets within range of the ships....and then return to be reused.....

[@williamlloyd3769]

Assume Taiwan would take notice of the success of this weapon and develop their own version for use in the Taiwan strait. Just imagine this class of weapon with advanced chips guiding themselves and networked together to hunt in packs. PS - Surprised Russia didn’t consider these craft as a threat to the bridge earlier and develop counter measures against these craft.

[@Aaronsmith-cu8ii]

No Taiwan is well funded, well equipped and more prepared, which is why the Chinese have yet to make move. The Chinese are watching the war in Ukraine very closely and are hedging their bets. China knows it cannot and must not go to war alone with Taiwan

[@lucaluca8377]

💪🇺🇦💪

[@ritanagel3554]

Ukraine is simply the most inovative army in the world. They are the best motivated and driven by love for freedom and democracy ' the value of human life. The bravest and most courages warriors. Ukraine is simply LEGENDARY from top to bottom ' to the youngest and the oldest citizens as well. They are WORTHY to be NATO !!! SLAVA UKRAINI ❤❤❤ HEROYAM SLAVA 🎉🎉🎉

[@jamesdavis8731]

They are not the most innovative army in the world. That title goes to America. What the Ukrainian's are doing is good. They are holding off the Russian's, but their use of drones in the air and on water is not original and the best drones in the world come from America. You don't hear about American drones as much because they are not needed as much. American's don't need drones to attack from the air, they will just punish you with their superior air power and superior navy.

[@user-ok2mn4bw7u]

General Flynn (US Army) about Ukraine: "This is a human trafficking center. This is a center specializing in child trafficking. This is a drug trafficking center. This is the center of the arms trade. We know about biolabs... and there's just a huge influx of money... This is, after all, money laundering." I am a Ukrainian girl, the West has been waging war against my country for the tenth year, the West organized a coup d'etat in 2014 and brought Satanists and neo-Nazis of the Bandera junta to power in our country. The war has been going on for the tenth year, this is a war of pro-Western neo-Nazi criminals against the Ukrainian people. We, Ukrainians, have hope only for the victory of the Russian army, which will free us from criminals. We Ukrainians will win despite the fact that the damned West supplies weapons and mercenaries to Zelensky's criminal power. Freedom to Ukraine! Death to the Fascist occupiers! Glory to the Russian soldier liberator! .

[@williamhartz8707]

With help of Western military technologies donated to them. But they patriotic Ukraine military seems to be more “tech savvy “ than the Russians ( I think Russia is suffering from a brain-drain).

[@ANTHONYFAN-os9sg]

👍👍

[@koskok2965]

🤡🤡🤡

[@victorforzani3433]

you have to love how he leave his mouth open like waiting for something to get in..

[@user-mx2tx5eg9x]

No counter measures yet, brilliant

[@paularivero1878]

Slava Ukraine. God bless Ukraine❤❤

[@andreaaltan3982]

Неонацистам Слава! 💛💙💛💙✋💯 Наша порода переможе!

[@Verysimpleinvesting]

@@andreaaltan3982 Better Nazis than communists.

[@CallmeBotakaOrc]

🐒💩

[@bo-_t_-rs1152]

Slava Cocaine 💪🐖

[@summerrain7466]

Ukraine rocks! Slava Ukraini! Step it up NATO! Let's see some aircover for the counteroffensive! Get them some more of these drones to take out the fleet and free up food exports!

[@megclifton6692]

You support Nazi

[@rv7065]

This is old tech, US have thousands of Submarine drones like this... The USS Gerard Ford has 30 escort of Sub drone continuesly guarding the main pack sailing in the West Philippine Sea last week.

[@DekritGampamole]

I haven’t seen a machine-gun drone. I think it can be done with a little modification. The advantage over a kamikaze drone is they are reuseable. Also compared to a granade-loaded drone, it will be more effective because it is not drop-once-and-return home.

[@malindafrank.028]

🇺🇦💪💪💪💪💪💪💪🇺🇦

[@sleekitwan]

An excellent project by the resourceful Ukrainians. Ukraine is absolved of what it must do to avoid ‘deletion’ by Russia. Russians, to live, just need to go home. Ukrainians cannot escape. Slava Ukraine, always.

[@user-pi4us3tt1x]

You now giving Russians reason to attack civilian

[@danielgriff2659]

oK nAZI LOVER...

[@michaelmorningstar8645]

​@@user-pi4us3tt1xNot even close and you scum were already attacking civilians.

[@michaelmorningstar8645]

​@@danielgriff2659Even if Ukrainians were NAZIs they would still be better than Russians and we would still give them weapons. Find a better lie.

[@dachreport]

That thing looks slower than my remote controlled water boat

[@jaredgates4310]

Wow literally took out a ship yesterday. Guess it works.

[@lmsossi6501]

Ukrainians have proven to be far tougher and 100 times more ingenious than the Russians. Russia doesn't stand a chance! Slava Ukraine!! ❤🇺🇦❤🇺🇦❤🇺🇦❤

[@williamstroud5449]

Russia runs on vodka.

[@user-du9lu4xc6t]

Now create a combo drone Sub boat in orders to becomes undetectable

[@agent7agent759]

That's every xoxols dream , rip in peace

[@dannymartinez3600]

@@user-du9lu4xc6tI was thinking the exact same thing. I think if they can figure this out, there’s going to be a lot more sunken ships.

[@gmcobrasnake]

Or add some torpedo's to the sea doo drones!!!